Butter

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Butter

R,

2012,

1h 30m,

Comedy/

Drama

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35%

65 Reviews

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44%

10,000+ Ratings

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35%

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65 Reviews

44%

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10,000+ Ratings

For many years, Laura Pickler has relished the prestige and admiration afforded her as the wife of Iowa's longtime butter-carving champion, Bob. When Bob is pressured to retire from competition so that someone else has a chance at victory, Laura decides to enter the contest herself. But, when three formidable opponents also enter the fray, Laura vows to win at any cost, including recruiting her stupid ex-boyfriend for a bit of sabotage.

Critics Consensus

Despite its talented cast and a few funny moments, Butter's satirical aims are largely undone by a lack of subtlety and air of smugness.

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Carmen Phillips

Autostraddle

Apr 11, 2019

The entire plot for Butter is the kind of wackadoodle delight that one should really experience with fresh eyes and their feet up on a couch with a bowl junk food at their disposal.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

Oct 5, 2012

A wicked Midwest satire with razor blades stashed beneath its bright candy-apple surface.

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Todd McCarthy

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 5, 2012

Hardly the high-priced spread, this condescending comedy about Middle America will score with some audiences and put off others.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Jul 30, 2020

C

It's at this point where I could include some snarky joke about butter, margarine, and Fabio, but I'm sure you've already come up with them.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Jun 27, 2019

2.5/5

Sporting an impressive supporting cast, this high glossed satire of Middle America has charming and hilarious moments, but suffers considerably from a labored, schizophrenic attempt to be politically correct and daring satire at the same time.

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Jan 31, 2019

C+

Butter isn't painful, but neither is it comically nutritious. It's a sculpture that a lot of people put a lot of effort into, but the end result doesn't really say much.

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Finn W

Apr 27, 2019

This movie is the greatest movie of all time. It is the best movie I have seen since grownups 2 came out in theaters. They should make a sequel RIGHT NOW! and a prequel!! It was deep, moving, inspiring, and made me want to be a butter artist.

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Theodore R

Apr 6, 2019

Yup its a movie made by Liberals who hate America. Ugh we get it so please just quit your whining already and leave.

Ron L

Nov 26, 2018

Ineffectual satire with a star cast is lively and colorful and has some moments, but seems not to know where it wants to go.

Hermione R

Feb 6, 2018

Very odd, but funny movie. Incredible cast.

Draco R

Jan 6, 2018

A hilarious, sardonic, campy take on Iowa State Fair silliness social station, foster care, small town characters and "butter-carving". Over the top, but fun at times. More of a "people-movie" than a "critic's delight". (Doubtful whether any movie critic has ever been to a state fair--or to Iowa, Ohio or Idaho).

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Hermione R

Jul 30, 2017

I found this mock-comedy funny for the most part. It tried to be a little to serious and should have embraced its off the wallness more (in my mind). I liked seeing the sculpting butter parts of the movie and the scenes involving Olivia Wilde.

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Jim Field Smith

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Jennifer Garner

Laura Pickler

Ty Burrell

Bob Pickler

Olivia Wilde

Brooke

Rob Corddry

Ethan Emmet

Ashley Greene

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Synopsis

For many years, Laura Pickler has relished the prestige and admiration afforded her as the wife of Iowa's longtime butter-carving champion, Bob. When Bob is pressured to retire from competition so that someone else has a chance at victory, Laura decides to enter the contest herself. But, when three formidable opponents also enter the fray, Laura vows to win at any cost, including recruiting her stupid ex-boyfriend for a bit of sabotage.

Director: Jim Field Smith
Producer: Michael De Luca, Jennifer Garner, Alissa Phillips
Screenwriter: Jason A. Micallef
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Hurwitz Creative, Michael De Luca, The Weinstein Company, Vandalia Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.9K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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